Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals - Box Score - October 01, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Oct 1, 2012

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Detroit leads 1-0 (as of 10/1)

Game 1: Monday, October 1
Detroit	6	Final
Kansas City	3	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, October 2
Detroit	2	Final
Kansas City	4	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, October 3
Detroit	1	Final
Kansas City	0	Final
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Tigers 6

(87-73, 37-42 away)

Royals 3

(71-89, 36-43 home)

Alerts

8:10 PM ET, October 1, 2012

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	6	14	1
KC	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	9	1

W: R. Porcello (10-12)

L: B. Chen (11-14)

S: J. Valverde (35)

Detroit Tigers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A Jackson CF	5	0	0	0	0	2	17	.298	.376	.476
O Infante 2B	5	0	0	0	0	1	22	.253	.280	.380
M Cabrera 3B	5	1	4	1	0	0	15	.329	.393	.606
P Fielder 1B	5	1	4	0	0	0	15	.313	.410	.529
D Young DH	5	0	0	0	0	2	16	.269	.299	.415
J Peralta SS	4	2	1	1	0	1	14	.241	.306	.386
A Dirks LF	4	1	2	0	0	0	11	.323	.371	.490
A Garcia RF	3	1	1	0	1	1	11	.333	.388	.333
G Laird C	4	0	2	3	0	0	17	.282	.337	.374
Totals	40	6	14	5	1	7	138
BATTING 2B: P Fielder (33, B Chen); G Laird (8, B Chen) HR: J Peralta (13, 5th inning off B Chen 0 on, 1 Out); M Cabrera (44, 6th inning off B Chen 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Peralta (63), M Cabrera (137), G Laird 3 (11) 2-out RBI: G Laird 3 GIDP: D Young Tigers RISP: 3-10 (A Jackson 0-2, A Dirks 1-1, G Laird 2-2, D Young 0-3, J Peralta 0-2) Team LOB: 8
FIELDING E: G Laird (4, throw) DP: 2 (O Infante-J Peralta-P Fielder, J Peralta-O Infante-P Fielder). Outfield Assist: A Jackson (J Francoeur at 2nd base).

Detroit Tigers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Porcello (W, 10-12)	5.0	4	1	1	3	3	1	88-56	4.59
A Alburquerque	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	0	24-12	0.68
O Dotel	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-7	3.57
J Benoit	1.0	3	1	1	0	2	0	25-17	3.68
J Valverde (S, 35)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13-10	3.78
Totals	9.0	9	3	3	5	6	1	158-102
PITCHING R Porcello pitched to 1 batter in the 6th WP: R Porcello First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Porcello 16/21; A Alburquerque 2/5; O Dotel 3/3; J Benoit 3/5; J Valverde 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Porcello 14-8-19-15; A Alburquerque 5-3-2-2; O Dotel 3-0-1-3; J Benoit 6-4-4-3; J Valverde 4-0-3-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Porcello 7-5; A Alburquerque 2-0; O Dotel 2-1; J Benoit 0-0; J Valverde 1-2 Game Scores: R Porcello 55

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Dyson DH	3	0	0	0	1	1	20	.262	.331	.325
a-B Pena PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.245	.272	.333
A Escobar SS	5	0	1	0	0	0	13	.289	.328	.383
A Gordon LF	4	2	2	1	0	1	23	.293	.363	.455
B Butler 1B	4	1	1	0	0	1	14	.312	.370	.511
S Perez C	3	0	2	0	1	0	19	.305	.332	.477
M Moustakas 3B	2	0	0	0	2	1	20	.242	.296	.412
T Abreu 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.271	.368
J Francoeur RF	4	0	1	1	0	1	12	.235	.287	.374
D Lough CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	17	.237	.281	.305
I Falu 2B	3	0	1	0	1	0	15	.354	.370	.456
Totals	33	3	9	2	5	6	158
a-fouled out to third for J Dyson in the 9th
BATTING 2B: B Butler (32, A Alburquerque) HR: A Gordon (14, 6th inning off R Porcello 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: A Gordon (72), J Francoeur (48) 2-out RBI: J Francoeur GIDP: D Lough, J Francoeur Royals RISP: 1-9 (D Lough 0-2, M Moustakas 0-1, A Escobar 0-2, J Francoeur 1-3, B Butler 0-1) Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: A Escobar (33, 2nd base off R Porcello/G Laird)
FIELDING E: D Lough (1, fly ball) DP: 1 (A Escobar-I Falu-B Butler). Outfield Assist: A Gordon (A Dirks at 3rd base).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Chen (L, 11-14)	5.2	10	6	2	1	3	2	90-55	5.07
L Coleman	2.1	2	0	0	0	4	0	39-26	3.76
V Mazzaro	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	6-3	5.73
T Hottovy	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	2.89
A Crow	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	3.53
Totals	9.0	14	6	2	1	7	2	138-87
PITCHING T Hottovy pitched to 1 batter in the 9th IBB: A Garcia (By B Chen) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Chen 16/27; L Coleman 5/9; V Mazzaro 1/3; T Hottovy 1/1; A Crow 1/1 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Chen 17-4-11-23; L Coleman 7-6-8-5; V Mazzaro 0-0-0-3; T Hottovy 1-0-0-1; A Crow 0-0-0-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Chen 4-9; L Coleman 1-2; V Mazzaro 1-1; T Hottovy 0-0; A Crow 1-0 Game Scores: B Chen 35

Scoring Summary

			DET	KC
	5th	J Peralta homered to left (397 feet).	1	0
	6th	M Cabrera homered to right (395 feet).	2	0
	6th	J Peralta safe at second on error by center fielder D Lough, P Fielder scored.	3	0
	6th	G Laird doubled to deep left, J Peralta, A Dirks and A Garcia scored.	6	0
	6th	A Gordon homered to right (389 feet).	6	1
	6th	J Francoeur grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, B Butler scored, M Moustakas out at second, S Perez to third.	6	2
	8th	J Francoeur singled to center, A Gordon scored, S Perez to third, J Francoeur out stretching at second.	6	3
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Game Information

Stadium	Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Attendance	15,312 (40.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:55
Weather	71 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	3 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Sam Holbrook, First Base - Brian Knight, Second Base - Mike Winters, Third Base - Mark Wegner